officials are moving to update thousands of commercial driver license records to comply with current federal and state requirements, prompting some drivers to provide documentation that was not required when their licenses were first issued.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said approximately 8,800 commercial drivers across the state will receive letters requesting proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence. The request applies only to a portion of the state’s roughly 150,000 CDL holders and is limited to licenses issued before federal documentation rules were put in place.
Drivers who do not receive a letter are not affected and are not required to take any action. State officials emphasized that the outreach is targeted and based on record reviews identifying older licenses that lack the documentation now required under federal law…